Practical application of meta-analysis results: Avoiding the double use of data

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 925-929

  Minte Vera, C V ^a,c   Branch, T A ^a,d   Stewart, I J ^a   Dorn, M W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; META-ANALYSIS; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 22044439855     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f04-245     Document Type: Article

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